Administrative Assistant 4 (Child Welfare-Monroe Region)

Administrative Assistant 4 (Child Welfare-Monroe Region)

This position is located in the Monroe Region Child Welfare department in Monroe, LA. This position serves as the personal and confidential Administrative Assistant to the DCFS Area Director of Child Welfare Services for the Monroe Region. The selected candidate will perform a variety of administrative functions. If you are driven, collaborative, and ready to make an impact, this could be the opportunity for you!

An ideal candidate should possess the following competencies :

• Communicating Effectively : The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas.
• Demonstrating Accountability : The ability to accept ownership for your actions, behaviors, performance, and decisions.
• Focusing on Customers : The ability to serve the needs of those who support and / or rely on the services provided.
• Acting with Ethics and Integrity : The ability to be consistent, honest, and a trustworthy steward of State resources.
• Demonstrating Initiative : The ability to assess information and take action independently to help the organization achieve its goals.
• Displaying Professionalism : The ability to recognize how your actions impact the perceptions of both you and your organization.
• Accepting Direction : The ability to accept and follow directions from those higher in the chain of command.
• Adapting to Change : The ability to adjust plans, expectations and behaviors in response to change.
• Solving Problems : The ability to discover solutions to problems.
• Following Policies and Procedures : The ability to comply with policies and procedures of the organization as well as State Civil Service rules, and all applicable federal and state laws.

Minimum Qualifications : Three years of experience in administrative services. Experience substitution : Every 15 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as six months of experience.

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.

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DCFS is an "Equal Opportunity Employer" and Louisiana is a "State as a Model Employer" (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.

How To Apply : No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy. To apply for this vacancy, click on the "Apply" link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity to make a difference through public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career. As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program :

Employer State of Louisiana Address : Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802 Phone (866) 783-5462